I was watching a few performances by Cathy Barton and Dave Para today on the old YouTube machine. I especially love watching and listening to Cathy play clawhammer…
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Uncle Gene
Tuffy P came across this. It’s a photo spread about my Uncle Gene – who was an ace violin maker in the Chicago area – in the Chicago Sunday Tribune November 11 1951. When you click the link, click the “story jump” blue button at… Read More
Unit 31-1574460
Unit 31-1574460 has been installed at 27th Street.
Supernova Ridge
Where do you get your whiskey?
Just askin’…
So long, Sweet Memphis
Last night we lost our sweet Memphis to bloat, a condition not uncommon in larger breed dogs in which their stomach becomes twisted. We took her to the vet emerg in Oakville and they performed surgery, but there was already irreversible damage done and we… Read More
Relentless
I’ve been playing the game or Go more or less once each week with my friend Vox and we’ve been doing this for some 30 years. We have had quite a fierce competition over the years, and the more I play, the more I realize… Read More
Transit Woes?
Apparently our local transit system is having some financial difficulties. The Mayor was on the radio today blaming fare-skippers for the problem, suggesting public shaming as an option. I heard one commentator suggest the solution was more transit cops to catch the ne’er-do-wells avoiding their… Read More
Modern Fit?
This morning I trundled off to my local Mark’s Work Warehouse because I needed various items of clothing – I’ve been putting it off because I’m not much on clothes shopping. I was looking at some shirts in the store and there was a sign… Read More
Why clawhammer?
Check out this performance by Joe Newberry. It pretty much sums it up. I’ve been privileged to have met Joe Newberry and taken classes he taught at Midwest Banjo Camp. Joe is a wonderful musician and a really good guy, who is very generous with… Read More
27th Street 